Marty the Marmot had his vitals checked on his fifth annual visit to the Royal Jubilee Hospital on Monday.
This yearB次元官网网址檚 trip involved a stop in the emergency room where Dr. Gavin Jones used a patient monitor to assess the vitals of the mutant-sized, and endangered, Vancouver Island Marmot.
In five years the Royals have raised about $80,000 dollars for the Victoria Hospitals Foundation, which puts the money towards emergency departments in Victoria. Marty and the Victoria Royals hockey team will host Hockey for Hospitals night on Saturday, Feb. 2, when the Tri-City Americans visit Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
Rumour has it the team has also gone unbeaten on Hockey for Hospital nights.
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Funds raised through a portion of ticket sales, 50/50 ticket sales and the popular Chuck-a-Puck contest on game night will help the purchase of patient monitors for the emergency departments at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals through the Victoria Hospitals FoundationB次元官网网址檚 $3.5 million You Are Vital campaign.
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The Victoria Royals are 23-19-1 in second place in the WHLB次元官网网址檚 B.C. Division.
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